Bowl, Sugar

Object Name:

Bowl, Sugar

Object ID:

1928.004.02

Creator:

Fessenden Brothers -- Jeweler

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1851-1853

Description:

Sugar Bowl. With removable lid, one of a set with a cream pitcher and goblet or spooner (1928.004.01-03). Silver. Bulbous bowl with two lug handles and a round base ring. Bell-shaped lid with cast flower finial attached with a nut. Body is fully decorated in flower repousse work. Handles have leaf-shaped attachments. Rim of bowl also decorated with floral engraving. Lid is decorated with the same type of floral repousse work. Engraved in front of pitcher in black lettering, "L.S.P." Engraved on bottom in script, "Peirce". Three maker's marks on bottom, all in roman letters and all incuse: "FESSENDEN" within a plain rectangle, "BOSTON " incuse, and "PURE SILVER COIN" incuse.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-7.2 W-5.6 D-5 inches

Provenance:

This piece is one of a set of three silver pieces donated by Grace Fletcher Kelley (1852-1935) in 1928 (1928.004). However, Grace Kelley identified the pieces as belonging to her great aunt, Grace Fletcher Webster (1781-1828; first wife of Daniel Webster), but these pieces -- which are engraved L.S.P. and Peirce -- more likely belonged to Grace Fletcher Kelley's mother, Lucilla S. Peirce Kelley (1819-1911).
One of the three pieces in this set has the maker's stamp, Fessenden Brothers, Boston.

Credit Line:

Gift of Grace Fletcher Kelley

People:

Fletcher, Grace (1781-1828), Kelley, Lucilla S. (1819-1911), Kelley, Grace Fletcher (1852-1935)